Son of Joshua, the patronymic of Elymas the sorcerer (Acts 13:6), who met Paul and Barnabas at Paphos. Elymas is a word of Arabic origin meaning “wise.”
Source:Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)Public domain
Person
Bar-Jesus
Name meaning: son of Jesus or Joshua (Hitchcock)
Hebrew & Greek words with this meaning
Key verses
Also in Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(son of Jesus). [Elymas]
Source: Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
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